&female; Gale (girl)

What does Gale mean?

Gale▼ as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Gale) is a Hebrew name, and the name Gale means "father of exaltation". Gale is an alternate spelling of Abigail (Hebrew). Gale is also a variant of Gail (Hebrew).

How popular is Gale?

Gale is a very popular first name for females (#690 out of 4276, Top 16%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#2197 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Gale was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #281 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)

Which version is better?

Abbe, Abigail(#8 A YEAR AGO), Gail, Gaile, Gayla, Gayle and Gaylene are the popular variation forms of Gale. These forms of Gale were popular with parents a decade ago (USAGE OF 1.1%) and are somewhat less conventional today (USAGE 0.7%, ▼34%), with versions like Gayle becoming less trendy.